Research centers at universities would not escape courses on gender studies. The similar kind of thing began to happen in Indian Sociology too. We know that a major preoccupation, of Indian Sociology was the study of caste, social stratification, family kinship ties and village studies. From Ghurye to M.N. Srinivas to Andre Beteille, Indian Sociology developed and matured itself through these studies. From Bombay University and Lucknow University to Delhi School of Economics the major centers of sociological learning were engaged with these studies. Sociology enriched itself by collecting a huge stock of data and information on caste and hierarchy, demography and population. But since early seventies Indian Society too began to witness the feminist movements. Women’s groups and organizations articulated the voice of dissent against the patriarchal subjugation of women’s domestic violence and other evils like dowry, and objectification of women. In this work, my task was to identify select texts of three thinkers who, I believe, contributed to the development of feminist sensitivity in sociology. The reason for engaging in an exercise of this type is rooted in the tradition of sociology of knowledge reveals that there are modes of thought, which cannot be adequately comprehended if there social origins are obscured. That is why, the active presence of women in the site of knowledge we notice how the discipline begin to become more open and sensitive to their ideas. It is therefore not surprising that feminist contribution to sociology as a body of knowledge is becoming steadily feasible. This work is a modest effort to make sense of these contributions through the writings of three feminists, Leela Dube, Tanika Sarkar and Vandana Shiva. When we look at their works we see tremendous significance as far as understanding of our times and context.
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